Tag: Institute for Sustainable Food Systems

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage through the legacy of a 2021 Great Immigrant at UF/IFAS

by Lourdes Mederos
October 13, 2021

Pedro Sanchez celebrates and pays homage to his Hispanic heritage and cultural history each day by crediting the Latin roots he came from for the passion that inspired him to lead a life’s work dedicated to fighting food insecurity as ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Hispanic Heritage, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Pedro Sanchez, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Tropical Soils

Voices of UF/IFAS: Ziynet Boz

by April Martin
August 20, 2021

Name: Ziynet Boz Position: Assistant Professor Hometown: Mersin, Turkey Years with UF/IFAS: 8 months since I started my position. I completed my Ph.D. here at the ABE department between 2013-2017 as a Fulbright scholar and completed ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Voices Of UF/IFAS

New institute to address food production and sustainability at global scale

by Samantha Murray
July 10, 2020

The University of Florida has announced the creation of the UF/IFAS Food Systems Institute, which will bring together the university's top researchers to find solutions to feeding the world in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. “This ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Crops, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Adegbola Adesogan, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food Systems Institute, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Jack Payne, News, USAID

UF Convenes International Experts to Advance Sustainable Food

by Samantha Murray
January 8, 2020

As the world’s population grows, producing enough food — and doing it sustainably — will be one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. So how can Florida, one of the most diverse agricultural states in the nation, help solve ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, Water
Tags: Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Board Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, Future Of Food Forum, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Jim Anderson, Kati Migliaccio, News

Food Safety a ‘Major Public Health Issue,’ Says UF/IFAS Professor Ahead of First-Ever World Food Safety Day

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The World Health Organization estimates that each year, 600 million people suffer from an episode of foodborne disease, or one out of every 10 global citizens. To highlight the need for safe, accessible food worldwide, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Arie Havelaar, Citrus Research And Education Center, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Health, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Keith Schneider, Michelle Danyluk, Nutrition, World Food Safety Day

UF Researchers Develop Model to Help Keep Crop Seeds Healthy

by Brad Buck
March 11, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Working with international researchers, University of Florida scientists have developed a model that will help protect good seeds, which are necessary to plant healthy crops and determine what areas are at higher risk for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Healthy Seeds, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Karen Garrett, Kelsey Andersen, Seed Systems, Sweet Potatoes, Uganda

UF/IFAS Researchers: Robots May Run Future Farms

by Brad Buck
February 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agriculture, one of the world’s oldest vocations, is also one that continues to reinvent itself with new technology. From the introduction of the steel plow to automated tractors to modern fertilizer applications, technology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: #AI, Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Farming, Frank Asche, Future, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Robots, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Senthold Asseng, Technology

Scientists help UF/IFAS predict where to grow food worldwide

by Brad Buck
January 24, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers from across the globe -- including some from the University of Florida -- are improving a UF/IFAS-designed software system developed to help feed the world. More than 30 scientists came to UF this month to ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Decision Support System For Agrotechnology Transfer, DSSAT, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Jim Jones, News

Globally recognized UF/IFAS crop model researcher wins national soil science award

by Brad Buck
November 8, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor has received a top award from the Soil Science Society of America for helping to develop and apply practices that increase crops and income as well as help the environment. The L.R. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Award, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, News, Soil Science Society Of America

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